The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-28
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The frontisplece of the Magazine of Art for
July is capital reproduction of Detaille's In
Time Of Peace, which represents two soldiers Of
the Empire in their picturesque uniforms walking
along the banks Of stream with fishing rods over
their shoulders and their thoughts on the gentle
sport that is before them The opening article,
Verona Pa Dogma, is followed by paper on fas-
cinating Angelica Kaufman, illustrated with re-
productions in Sanguine of several of Miss Ar
prominent place and is described by pen and
pencil Current art Is discussed al length and we
are given some excellent wood engravings after
some of the more Important pictures exhibited in
London this season..
My Country an ode of more than eight pages,
by Mr.. Geo. E. Woodbury. opens the Atlantic
for July. Miss Louise Imogen Quincy, who will
be remembered for her amusing sketch of Malher
Byles. the Tory Parson, contributes a paper
called The Waterways of Portsmouth, full of
amusing anecdotes and interesting "reminiscences
of old Portsmouth and its creeks and river. Mrs.
Abby Sage Richardson furnishes story called
Dona Quixote, which has to DO with actors and
playwrights Of the last century. An Old Ken
lucky Home and its inhabitants are carefully and
pleasantly described by Patty b. Semple and the
sketch forms one Of those valuable papers de-
ScflDlng the life Of the locality, as well as the To-
cality itself, fer which the Atlantic is noted 9th
er papers on The Decay Of Sentiment by Agnes
Repplier IS the Railroad Problem Solved? by
W. A. crafts Count TOlsto and The Public Cen
sor, by Isabel +. HapgOOd; The Use of American
Classics in Schools. by Horace e. Scudder. Mrs.
ELEPHANTS and Mr.. Aldrch's serial is at a deeply
interesting point and leaves the reader in tantaf-
izing suspense. Mr.. Crawford's excellent Paul
Patoff is also continued.
In st. Nicholas for July, Miss Jessie G. Glasier
new writer, contributes an amusing sketch OF
high child-life, called A Gunpowder Plot, which is
capitally illustrated by E. w. Kemble Miss Lii
lian Dyneyor Rice presents Fourth of July Rec
ord in bright and clever verse. Bettey's Sunday,
charmingly illustrated by u. B. Birch,-carries
us back to the War of 1912, and tells of a brave
little American girls adventure with the enemy.
The installment of Winning a Commission, too.
with its pictures of cadet life at West Point-fas
in line with these timely attractions of the num-
Der. Frank r. Stockton has an entertaining de-
serption OF life In English Country and II. III.
BOyeSen commences a new Tale or Two COnti-
nents, entitled Fiddle-John's Family. the frontis
piece by George Wharton Edwards forming the
principal illustration; Charles G. Leland has an
Jingles, by Mrs, Bellows, Margaret Vandegrift,
and n. Z. Babcock, and poems by #. d. Sherman,
George cooper, Henry Tyrrell, Anna M. Pratt,
Clara q. Dolliyer and others.
The July number of Harper's Magazine opens
with very strong article, in the series Of Great
American Industries, on Printing, continuing the
important articles in the previous Number on Pa
per. Edwin A. Abbey contributes charming
set of eight pictures, illustrating the old anony-
nous ballad of Philanda One of the pages Will
had her TO the Wine, is the frontispiece of the
Number Apropos of the Fourth of July and of
the commencement season, is an entertaining ar
ticle by Captain Charles King, U. S. A., upon Ca
Diet Life at West Point, describing the inner work.
ings OF the National military academy, with an
abundance of illustrations by r. +. Zograum. The
famous African traveller, Joseph Thomson writes
entertainingly concerning the customs and cvi-
cation OF a Central Soudan Town His text is H.
Illustrated from photographs taken on the spot.
An important series of Southern articles is be-
EtliT in this NnIabar--Under the title Here and
There in the South, Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis
weayes into story form a journey through the
Gulf States and her narrative is beautifully illus
trated by William Hamilton Gibson. The first
part Old and New, conducts the travellers from
Washington to Montgomery Alabama